Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Genus:

Acalypha

Species:

Acalypha capillipes

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jun,jul,aug,sep

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

small mammals, birds

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously from rootstock after fire, adapted to the fire-maintained pine flatwoods and scrub ecosystems of Florida.